Suryaa Andhra Pradesh Desk: Hindupuram: With the aim of conducting the municipal elections in Sri Sathyasai district in a free, voluntary, fair and peaceful atmosphere, district wide... Hindupuram:District SP S. said that with the aim of conducting the municipal elections in Sri Sathyasai district in a free, voluntary, fair and peaceful atmosphere, strong police security arrangements have been made throughout the district. Satish Kumar said. Keeping in view the polling process to be held in Puttaparthi, Hindupuram, Kadiri, Penukonda, Madakasira and Dharmavaram municipalities of the district on November 1st, armed security has been arranged. The SP explained that around 1,500 police personnel have been appointed for election security duties.
He said that the polling centers have been identified as normal, problematic (sensitive) and highly problematic (hyper sensitive) centers and security measures have been taken according to the conditions of those areas. Along with civil police, AR, special parties and APSP forces have been deployed. Special police teams, route mobiles and 61 striking forces are conducting continuous patrolling and monitoring to maintain peace. It has been revealed that special striking forces have also been kept ready to effectively deal with emergency situations. Section 163 of the Election Code (BNSS) is being implemented along with Section 30 of the Police Act and Section 144, and restrictions have been imposed within a radius of 100 meters around each polling station. He said that additional forces have been deployed and special surveillance has been established to prevent any untoward incidents and clashes in the problematic areas.
He said that check posts have been set up in the border areas to prevent the illegal entry of outsiders and to control illegal cash and liquor traffic. He clarified that there will be continuous monitoring through CC cameras in the polling centers and surrounding areas. Strict action will be taken in case of riots or obstructing the elections. The SP warned that strict action will be taken according to the law if any acts like enticing, threatening, disturbing the peace and order, rioting or rioting during the elections will be taken. The SP requested that if any incident or election irregularities come to the attention of the police, they should immediately bring it to the attention of the police and cooperate with the district police for the smooth running of the election process. Hindupuram Surya Staff Reporter Nagendra
